Even after civil rights were supposedly enshrined in law, the need for effective black protest has continued as we discuss in today's #BlackHistoryMonth thread. #HistoryisBlack University of Hull

We are kickstarting today’s thread for #BlackHistoryMonth by celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child! We will be looking at some extraordinary black women and girls. #IDG2021 #HistoryIsBlack

Sport has once again become an important stage for black activism with the gesture #TakeAKnee taking place before a variety of UK sports matches. Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread by Chloé Baker explores this form of protest. #HistoryIsBlack

Leading on from yesterday’s #TakeAKnee thread, today’s #BlackHistoryMonth post by Chloé Baker focuses on how the black athletes have contributed to sports teams over the years. Below we showcase just a few male and female sporting greats. HistoryIsBlack

Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread salutes remarkable individual attainment by talented black people from a range of fields. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull

Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread by Chloé Baker celebrates the black academics and educators who are helping to transform the educational landscape. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull

Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread looks at some of the black men and women who served their country during the First and Second World Wars. #HistoryIsBlack

The political landscape is unfortunately an area where black communities have often been excluded from. Today’s tweets on #BlackHistoryMonth are dedicated to those men and women who fought for their right to be involved in politics #HistoryIsBlack

Drawing upon yesterday’s tweet focusing on black politicians, today’s thread by Chloé Baker for #BlackHistoryMonth explores black political groups. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull

Disability awareness is vital to representing all communities. Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread highlights some brilliant black men and women who have disabilities. #HistoryIsBlack #DisabilityAwareness

In today's post Chloe Baker, research intern at the Wilberforce Institute, discusses recent debates over Taking a Knee, by examining the history and meaning of getting down on one knee. See her blog at wilberforceinstitute.uk/2021/10/21/tak…

There are many groups that are dedicated to raising awareness and funding for black disabled communities. Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread by Chloé Baker highlights the great work of just a few of them. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull #disabilityawareness

As part of #WRD21 Hull's civic buildings will be lit up red this evening to show solidarity for a cause dear to us. Wear red and wrap up warm to show racism the red card - as our own Chloé Baker is demonstrating in our photo. #HullBHM21

As we continue to look at groups within the black community, in the next coming days will be focusing on LGBTQ+ history and the black presence within it. Today’s #BlackHistoryMonth thread focuses on black gay men. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull

Continuing with our celebration of the LGBTQ+ black community, today's #BlackHistoryMonth thread focusses on black lesbians and their achievements. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull

As we continue to look at #LGBTQ history as a part of #BlackHistoryMonth we today highlight the lives of extraordinary black transgender individuals through today’s thread. #HistoryIsBlack History@Hull consortium.lgbt/member-directo…

To finish off our #BlackHistoryMonth History@Hull series will be looking at the amazing contributions the black community have made toward artistic achievements. Today’s thread celebrates fine artists. #HistoryIsBlack #culture #art

On our last day of celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth 2021 at the History@Hull, our thread by Chloé Baker looks at black dancers and their work. #HistoryIsBlack

It's Black History Month in the States, please lend an ear and your support to Black communities not only this month but every month. Let's help to put a stop to racism #BlackHistoryMonth

Almost no-one I know with #LongCovid has said they have Long Covid publicly or on social media. I don't blame them at all. You probably know more people with Long Covid than you think.